KINDRED, N.D. (KVRR) – CHS Dakota Plains Ag made a donation of over $57,000 to the Great Plains Food Bank on Wednesday. The donation is part of their Harvest for Hunger campaign, which they have been doing for 14 years, raising over $1 million for the food bank in the process. CHS energy division manager Dale Beck has been a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass-Clay Creamery and Hornbacher’s are making a major shelf-stable milk donation to Great Plains Food Bank to help those in need. They are donating 18,500 cartons of milk to the food bank now to be distributed to food pantries. They will also donate an additional 30,000 milk cartons over the summer. These milk cartons are nonperishable…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Tacos, BBQ and civics. What better combination to start the summer with? The FM International Potluck will bring together Maria’s Homestyle Mexican, the NDSU BBQ Boot Camp, the League of Women Voters and Great Plains Food Bank. People can join and get free fresh summer flavors along with BBQ tips for the season. With local…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The 2024 Packathon is underway at Great Plains Food Bank, as volunteer groups are helping to give back to their community. Meals are being packaged and will be distrubuted out to those in need across North Dakota and in Clay County across the Red River. A group of 15 from Merrill Lynch were there bright and…
FARGO, N.D., (KVRR)- Great Plains Food Bank receives a donation of six thousands bottles of honey. Sioux Honey Co-op out of Sioux City, Iowa delivered thousands of small bear shaped bottles of their Sue Bee honey to the food bank. Honey does not expire, so these donations will be able to be enjoyed without worry of spoiling before reaching the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Great Plains Food Bank received a huge donation Wednesday from Hornbacher’s to help with their operations. The $98,991 came from the Feed Hope campaign, which ran during December. “Never ceases to amaze me what our community does for those in need,” said Matt Leiseth, the president of Hornbacher’s. “When they see that there is a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Great Plains Food Bank is getting an early Christmas present. And it’s delivered by, who else? Amazon. It’s part of an ongoing partnership between the shipping giant and the local food bank. Great Plains Food Bank serves a huge part of the region including North Dakota and Clay County on the Minnesota side. The $10,000 check…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Working like Santa’s little elves, these kids in West Fargo are making gifts for people all across the region. Through the Kindness Elves initiative, the kids are being taught lessons about giving back to the community. “It’s just such a teaching moment,” said Kellee Hann. “To help spread kindness and you can’t have enough of…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – In 2008 Great Plains Food Bank started their mobile food pantry, delivering fresh produce and non-perishables to those in need. Moorhead Business Association member and volunteer Alisha Nelson said, “It’s crazy how much there’s a need. I mean there’s a line even before I got here and it hasn’t stopped since I’ve been here so there’s…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Great Plains Food Bank announces it was it a huge year for it’s Youth Summer Meals Program. They say the program more than quadrupled the meals they gave out this summer. An unprecedented 23,270 meals were given out at 14 different locations throughout the state. That is an increase of over 17,000 meals compared to last…
